I tend to talk mainly about food so as a celebration I thought that you might like to know what I like to drink in alcoholic drinks. Spirits are out of the question as they go straight to my head and have a dire effect on my tummy. I once made the foolish mistake of drinking a small bottle of vodka over an evening at home. Home style measurements you know - with a splash of lime. After four or five biggish glasses I tried to phone my mother and fell face down on the floor as my legs went from under me and the telephone shot up in the air. Embarrasing! I don't recall getting to bed but I do recall feeling hideously poisoned the next day. As for going into work - forget it.
Beer I do like as social drink: mainly bottled beers from the Co-op store in the village. I tend to go for the Czech lager beers (cheap and taste ok) but do love a nice bottle of ale. They have some great names. Here are a few of my faves.
Ruddles County, Abbot Ale, Black Sheep Ale, Waggle Dance – made with honey, Marstons Old Empire,
Wychcraft – blonde beer ( I'm drinking a bottle as I type.)
Even my dinner today was made with Ruddles Best Ale. It was one of the Co-op's truely irresistiable ranges; an Aberdeen Angus steak and Ruddles Best Ale pie with a buttery shortcrust pastry. It was lovely with some simple vegetables and mustard.
As a self-professed Francophile you would suppose that I am knowlegable about wine. Not so - I know a bit from trips to Bordeaux and reading but I am no expert. I tend to like the French whites and quality reds and have a few favourites that I've enjoyed in the past. The average price for any of the ones listed below would be between five and seven pounds. I don't think I've ever paid any more. Neither am I exclusively biased towards wines from France. I have tried and enjoyed Spanish reds, light Italian whites and wines from California and Australia.
Red wines
La Chasse du Pape,
Chateau Laurençon – merlot, cabernet sauvignon and cabernet franc.La Chasse du Pape,
Whites
Chateau Pierrouselle – entre –deux-mers - a white wine from Bordeaux,
Les Jamelles Viognier
Sancerre blanc
I enjoy Champagne as a drink for a celebration but two flutes is plenty for me as it gives me a banging headache.
Occasionally I will drink cider and see it as a summer drink and great for cooking pork with. Likewise stout or Guinness can be great addition to a stew or drunk on it's own. Go to Dublin for the best Guinness!
Lastly, I sometimes go into La Tasca the tapas chain restaurant and enjoy a Spanish San Miguel cerveza at the bar with some jamon serrano, olives and tomato bread. Hmm, hungry again now.
Cheers everyone! Do tell me what you like to drink too.
I'll raise a glass to you. Mine will be filled with Stella. Hobgoblin is a nice dark beer that you can get from Lidl.
ReplyDeleteI used to have a counter, but it disappeared after I revamped the page. Have no idea of visit numbers after nearly 4 years.
I will definitely raise a glass of orange juice to you, as I am no longer drinking, but 16,000 hits - well done you!
ReplyDelete16,000 hits is very good going especially in the time you've been up and running. Well done and I know why - because you put a lot into your posts and the street photos you take for them are just so appealing.
ReplyDeleteAs for drinks - in my 'rich' (not very) moments it is champagne and in my other (most of the )time it is sweet cider.
Well done Phil - 16,000 hits in a relatively short space of time is impressive - keep up the most excellent work.
ReplyDeleteMy tipple is still Guinness and a nice malt :-)
Your wine list looks quite good. I'd be glad to lift a glass of Sancerre (red or white) to your honor.
ReplyDeleteI can't say for beer, as I don't drink it.
Congratulations on 16,000 visits!